LEADER 03526nam 2200541 450 001 9910795562003321 005 20221224130933.0 010 $a0-300-23519-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300235197 035 $a(CKB)4340000000248704 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5313341 035 $a(DE-B1597)536088 035 $a(OCoLC)1026492263 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300235197 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7021917 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7021917 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000248704 100 $a20221224h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmpire in retreat $ethe past, present, and future of the United States /$fVictor Bulmer-Thomas 210 1$aNew Haven, Connecticut :$cYale University Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (480 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a0-300-21000-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [419]-444) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tList of Maps -- $tList of Figures -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tList of Abbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart One. The Territorial Empire -- $tOne. Continental Expansion -- $tTwo. Mexico and Central America -- $tThree. Africa and the Pacific -- $tFour. The Caribbean -- $tPart Two. The Semiglobal Empire -- $tFive. Institutions -- $tSix. Nonstate Actors -- $tSeven. The Empire in Action -- $tEight. The Unipolar Moment -- $tPart Three. The Empire in Retreat -- $tNine. Anti-Imperialism in the United States -- $tTen. The US Economy -- $tEleven. The Decline of Leadership -- $tTwelve. Hegemony under Threat -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aA sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire-and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage A respected authority on international relations and foreign policy, Victor Bulmer?'Thomas offers a grand survey of the United States as an empire. From its territorial expansion after independence, through hegemonic rule following World War II, to the nation's current imperial retreat, the United States has had an uneasy relationship with the idea of itself as an empire. In this book Bulmer?'Thomas offers three definitions of empire-territorial, informal, and institutional-that help to explain the nation's past and forecast a future in which the United States will cease to play an imperial role. Arguing that the move toward diminished geopolitical dominance reflects the aspirations of most U.S. citizens, he asserts that imperial retreat does not necessarily mean national decline and may ultimately strengthen the nation?'state. At this pivotal juncture in American history, Bulmer?'Thomas's uniquely global perspective will be widely read and discussed across a range of fields. 517 3 $aPast, present, and future of the United States 606 $aLand settlement$zUnited States$xHistoriography 606 $aImperialism 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations 607 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion$xPolitical aspects 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aLand settlement$xHistoriography. 615 0$aImperialism. 676 $a325.320973 700 $aBulmer-Thomas$b V.$0121604 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795562003321 996 $aEmpire in retreat$93827171 997 $aUNINA